. The oist . the Whole No. above it denotes that your Fubscription expires with this we must be notified if you wisli it discontinued and all arrearagesmust be paid. Entered as second class matter December 21, 1903, at the post office at Albion,N. T., under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. SPRING! March is here with its raw, bleak winds and chilly days— but also with its tall leafless trees in the hollows of which are hidden two or three great white spherical eggs ol Bubo virginianus, or perhaps lodged high up in the fork of a high white oak on a hillside is a bushel or mor
. The oist . the Whole No. above it denotes that your Fubscription expires with this we must be notified if you wisli it discontinued and all arrearagesmust be paid. Entered as second class matter December 21, 1903, at the post office at Albion,N. T., under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. SPRING! March is here with its raw, bleak winds and chilly days— but also with its tall leafless trees in the hollows of which are hidden two or three great white spherical eggs ol Bubo virginianus, or perhaps lodged high up in the fork of a high white oak on a hillside is a bushel or more of sticks and rul)l)ish on top of which sits Mrs. Butco borealis hiding two, three or possibly four large, beautiful, whitish eggs blotched and spotted with red, brown and lavender tints. Great gobs of fresh air, ozone and good health await the Oologist in the wide outdoors. Not to speak of deep droughts of sugar water dripping from forest giants tapped by the owners. Try it! R. M. Barnes. 42 THE OOLOGIST. THE OOLOGIST CINCLUS MEXICANA —AMERICANDIPPER. One of the Most Interesting Birds ofthe Mountain Streams of the Cas-cade Mountains in Oregon. With its beautiful clear song itfairly makes the canyons ring duringthe breeding season. Wading, swimming or diving, in theswift water of mountain streams forfood, they may be seen, along thehigher streams of this range. Build-ing a dome-shaped nest with the en-trance on the side and low down,generally placed near rapid water, orwater falls, where the spray keepsthe moss of the nest green, also build-ing on shelving rocks or under oldbridges or water power plants. Nest and four eggs taken April 23,1922, built on a beam underneath aflouring mill near water falls. This pair of birds had been nestingthere for four or five years to myknowledge, and W. L. Finley tookmoving pictures of this pair of birdsand nest when they were feeding theiryoung. Nest built entirely of moss, the wallsof which were about two inches thick,and in the bottom
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